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LIVE UPDATE thread for CRS-5/Spx-5 Dragon Unberth, Entry and Splashdown

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NASA Television will provide live coverage of Dragon's departure beginning at 1:45 p.m. EST.

The Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to detach from the Earth-facing side of the station's Harmony module and release through commands sent by ground controllers in mission control at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston operating the Canadarm 2 robotic arm. Mission control will maneuver Dragon into place for its release, which is scheduled for 2:09 p.m.

Dragon will execute three thruster firings to move a safe distance from the space station for its deorbit burn at approximately 7 p.m. The capsule will splash down in the Pacific Ocean around 7:44 p.m. The deorbit burn and the splashdown will not air on NASA TV.

Main SpX-5/CRS-5 Articles:

SpaceX’s Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship ready for action
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/11/spacex-autonomous-spaceport-drone-ship/

First Launch Target:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/11/crs-5-dragon-mission-iss-evaluating-december-target/

Static Fire issues and Slip:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/12/spacex-static-fire-falcon-9-crs-5/

Launch Day Article - by William Graham
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/01/spacex-dragon-crs-5-launch-historic-core-return/

Berthing Article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/01/iss-crs-5-welcome-spacex-dragon/

Payload Removal Article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/01/crs-5-dextre-grabs-cats-belly-dragon/

EOM Article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/02/crs-5-dragon-homecoming-huge-spacex-tuesday/

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Resources:

SpaceX News Articles from 2006 (Including numerous exclusive Elon interviews):
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=21862.0

SpaceX News Articles (Recent):
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/tag/spacex/

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SpaceX GENERAL Forum Section:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=45.0 - please use this for general questions NOT specific to this mission.

SpaceX MISSIONS Forum Section:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=55.0 - this section is for everything specific to SpaceX missions.

SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 - CRS-5/SpX-5 DISCUSSION THREAD:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=35853.0

Party Thread:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=35861.0

SCRUB - ATTEMPT 1 UPDATES:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=36492.0

LAUNCH UPDATES:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=36518.0

BERTHING/ISS OPS UPDATES:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=36537.0

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L2 Members:

L2 SpaceX Section - now a dedicated full section:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=55.0

Dedicated L2 CRS-5/SpX-5:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=35739.0
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=36490.0
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The crew has been disconnecting power jumpers and just closed a hatch--presumably the Node 2--ahead of schedule.  Depress of the vestibule cannot start until Orbit 2 personnel come on console.
Best quote heard during an inspection, "I was unaware that I was the only one who was aware."

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As we see the in background
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Two hours to NASA TV coverage.
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Just heard an unusual sound in Node 2... turns out #AstroButch is driving out the bolts that mate #Dragon to Station. Few hours to release!
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Dragon time!
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There she is!
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MCC-H and MCC-X

Check out the empty consoles at SpaceX. Don't need many for Dragon return.
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15 mins to release.
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Do we have the time when it was unberthed? Sounds like some time after 1650 UTC or so...
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Go for Dragon release 9 mins past the hour.
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Amazing orbital sunrise.
Breathtaking sci-fi like: Dragon ascending

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Departure Burn 1
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Departure Burn 2....
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Burn complete.
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Departure Burn 3 in 90 seconds.
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ISS Crew bids farewell to Dragon. Even a Russian thank you message.....with no mention of trampolines ;)
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ISS Crew bids farewell to Dragon. Even a Russian thank you message.....with no mention of trampolines ;)

Was the release early by 5 minutes, given the 19 after the hour expected release
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100 minutes to the deorbit burn.
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Noted over the loop on the DSCOVR launch thread that there will be NO live coverage of splashdown of Dragon on NASA TV (if we didn't already know).

We'll have to wait for SpaceX pics and/or tweets

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Approx 10 min de-orbit burn should have begun 5 min ago. Less than and hour til splashdown.
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SpaceX is traditionally slow with the updates on these entries. Burn will have been completed by now.
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Ah, there we go:

Dragon conducts deorbit burn at 6:49pm ET. Now headed for splashdown off Pacific coast of Baja California at 7:44pm.

Burn was completed at the top of the hour, as opposed to being conducted at that time it seems.
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35 mins past the hour for chutes. So five mins to go.
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Drogue deploy, now...

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SpaceX ‏@SpaceX  40s41 seconds ago
#Dragon splashdown confirmed!
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Elon tweeted two pictures: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/565323202063532034

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Dragon splashdown off the California coast
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NASA.gov.

SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean about 7:44 p.m. EST Tuesday 259 miles southwest of Long Beach, California, with nearly 3,700 pounds of NASA cargo, science and first-of-its-kind technology demonstration samples from the International Space Station.

The Dragon spacecraft will be taken by ship to Long Beach, where some cargo will be removed and returned to NASA. Dragon will then be prepared for a return trip to SpaceX's test facility in McGregor, Texas, for processing.

"The ability to resupply and return this critical research continues to be an invaluable asset for the researchers here on Earth using the International Space Station as their laboratory in orbit," said Kirt Costello, deputy chief scientist for the International Space Station Program at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Flight controllers in the Mission Control Center at Johnson robotically positioned Dragon safely away from its docking port earlier Tuesday, where it was released for its deorbit maneuver, sending it on its way to a parachute-assisted splashdown.

Among the returned investigations were printed parts and hardware from the first technology demonstration of 3-D printing in space. The 3-D printer demonstration used relatively low-temperature plastic feedstock on the space station. The test phase ended with a printed ratchet wrench made with a design file transmitted from Earth to the printer.

"Experiments like 3-D printing in space demonstrate important capabilities that allow NASA and humanity to proceed farther on the journey to Mars,” Costello said. “Other investigations such as those focused on protein crystal growth take advantage of the unique microgravity environment and offer us new avenues to investigate troubling diseases back on Earth."

Dragon also returned samples, hardware and data from several biology and biotechnology studies performed on the station. The Advancing Membrane Protein Crystallization by Using Microgravity investigation explored the production of high-quality crystals of the cystic fibrosis protein and other closely related proteins. Because many medically relevant proteins are difficult to crystalize on Earth, researchers attempt to grow them in space to help determine their shape and structure with the hope of improving drug therapies for cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder that causes severe damage to the lungs and digestive system.

Samples from the Advanced Plant Experiments 03-1 will help scientists better understand the effects of microgravity on the development of roots and cells on plant seedlings. Researchers will conduct a detailed analysis of the returned plant samples to determine the molecular and genetic mechanisms that control plant development in microgravity. With this knowledge, scientists may be able to improve agricultural and bioenergy research on Earth, leading to crops that use resources more efficiently.

Dragon is the only space station resupply spacecraft able to return a significant amount of cargo to Earth. The spacecraft lifted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Jan. 10 carrying more than 5,000 pounds of supplies and elements to support 256 scientific investigations and arrived at the orbiting complex two days later on Jan. 12. The mission was the fifth of at least 12 cargo resupply trips SpaceX will make to the orbiting outpost through 2016 under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract.

The International Space Station is a convergence of science, technology and human innovation that demonstrates new technologies and makes research breakthroughs not possible on Earth. The space station has been occupied continuously since November 2000. In that time, more than 200 people and a variety of international and commercial spacecraft have visited the orbiting laboratory. The space station remains the springboard to NASA's next great leap in exploration, including future missions to an asteroid and Mars.

For more information about SpaceX's mission to the International Space Station, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/spacex

For more information about the International Space Station, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/station
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Elon tweeted two pictures: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/565323202063532034

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That second picture looks like one hell of a splash...

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Did all three chutes open?

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Splashdown of #Dragon in the Pacific from earlier today, carrying about 3,700 lbs of cargo from the @Space_Station.

Definite evidence of the third chute in the earliest couple of photos in this montage; I guess it's just hidden behind the other two in the last couple of photos.
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 I saw a picture of the third chute hidden behind the one on the left.

Do we know why there are only two of the three parachutes that are open to ?
On CRS-2, 3 and 4 they are three parachutes.

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Do we know why there are only two of the three parachutes that are open to ?
On CRS-2, 3 and 4 they are three parachutes.
There were three parachutes open. It just is difficult to see on the 2 pictures. The top picture does show the third chute, if you look closely.

There were three parachutes open. It just is difficult to see on the 2 pictures. The top picture does show the third chute, if you look closely.


Correct! I did not notice. thank you  ;)

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Welcome home, Dragon  :) !

Some photos from Anton and very very very little video...

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  Not only is it a space 'first' that 3-D printed articles manufactured in space were returned safely to earth for the first time, it is also an industrial first.
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Any news on the recovery ship?  When does it bring Dragon back to land?

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I saw a picture of the third chute hidden behind the one on the left.

yeah, the 3rd chute can be made out, it was working.
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Dragon looks a little worn after it's stay at the ISS. I see a new opportunity for a paint company to look into space based paint that can wear the elements better.

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Does anyone know if the mice came back on CRS-5? I thought they were supposed to or least some of them, but I can't find them in any of the public documentation that I have seen.

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Does anyone know if the mice came back on CRS-5? I thought they were supposed to or least some of them, but I can't find them in any of the public documentation that I have seen.

If I understand the purpose they had on-orbit correctly, they might be coming back on ATV-5...

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Does anyone know if the mice came back on CRS-5? I thought they were supposed to or least some of them, but I can't find them in any of the public documentation that I have seen.

If I understand the purpose they had on-orbit correctly, they might be coming back on ATV-5...

I thought they were going to be brought back to be dissected/studied?

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Does anyone know if the mice came back on CRS-5? I thought they were supposed to or least some of them, but I can't find them in any of the public documentation that I have seen.

If I understand the purpose they had on-orbit correctly, they might be coming back on ATV-5...

I thought they were going to be brought back to be dissected/studied?
The were euthanized and dissected in-orbit.
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Nice picture, jacqmans... but wrong thread.
This was taken on January 12, during Dragon's approach to the ISS, not during unberthing and departure from the satation.
See Exif data here : https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/16479242186/
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When did Dragon return to port? Are there any photos of its arrival?

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From Samantha Cristoforetti's google+ account, image from the departure of Dragon

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CRS-5 return cargo has arrived. And if this is actually at Kentucky Space (Morehead KY) in the middle of today's snow storm (8" and counting), then that's pretty amazing in and of itself.  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kentucky-Space/358521859592?fref=nf

EDIT: Ah, blog post http://www.kentuckyspace.com/index.php/kyspace-blog/661-splashdown, clarifies. This pic is from Wednesday Feb 11, so must have been fast return cargo.
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Spotted at a truck stop near Phoenix yesterday. Says flown hardware. CRS5?

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Spotted at a truck stop near Phoenix yesterday. Says flown hardware. CRS5?

Hmm I thought it should have arrived in McGregor many days ago. Is the COTS-2 Dragon still in KSC? If not maybe it's being transported back to Hawthrone.
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Spotted at a truck stop near Phoenix yesterday. Says flown hardware. CRS5?

wow, not a whole lot of ground clearance to work with on that.   
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Spotted at a truck stop near Phoenix yesterday. Says flown hardware. CRS5?

WHOA!! I expected a lot better carrier for a priceless object than an open flat bed, heavy mill black plastic and TAPE!!! Get on wid ya!! yer pullin' me 'eg laddie...  ???
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Spotted at a truck stop near Phoenix yesterday. Says flown hardware. CRS5?

Hmm I thought it should have arrived in McGregor many days ago. Is the COTS-2 Dragon still in KSC? If not maybe it's being transported back to Hawthrone.

Looks like I need to eat my words because I have checked the KSC Visitors Center and they said it was on display till February 16. There's no way it could have appeared in Phoenix a day later...

Could it have been the CRS-6 Dragon though? Given its April launch date it should be heading to the Cape around now....
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Spotted at a truck stop near Phoenix yesterday. Says flown hardware. CRS5?

2nd pic.
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Could it have been the CRS-6 Dragon though? Given its April launch date it should be heading to the Cape around now....

No, flight article Dragons are shipped to the cape in a large rectangular containers.
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All circumstantial evidence (location, timing, "flown hardware" label) points towards the one in black wrap to be CRS-5 on the way to McGregor.

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Spotted at a truck stop near Phoenix yesterday. Says flown hardware. CRS5?

WHOA!! I expected a lot better carrier for a priceless object than an open flat bed, heavy mill black plastic and TAPE!!! Get on wid ya!! yer pullin' me 'eg laddie...  ???

Why did you expect that?

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Dragon looks a little worn after it's stay at the ISS. I see a new opportunity for a paint company to look into space based paint that can wear the elements better.
So the pigment in the SPAM is not entirely UV stable. No big deal for something that will be up there for less than three months. The white MLI blankets on some parts of the MIR space station discolored in the same fashion. That never posed any problem in it's 15 year run in orbit.

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Spotted at a truck stop near Phoenix yesterday. Says flown hardware. CRS5?

WHOA!! I expected a lot better carrier for a priceless object than an open flat bed, heavy mill black plastic and TAPE!!! Get on wid ya!! yer pullin' me 'eg laddie...  ???

Why did you expect that?

It would seem to have more value to me, than it does to those that own it... weird...
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Spotted at a truck stop near Phoenix yesterday. Says flown hardware. CRS5?

WHOA!! I expected a lot better carrier for a priceless object than an open flat bed, heavy mill black plastic and TAPE!!! Get on wid ya!! yer pullin' me 'eg laddie...  ???

Why did you expect that?

It would seem to have more value to me, than it does to those that own it... weird...
But doesn't heavy mill black plastic and tape do the job?
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Spotted at a truck stop near Phoenix yesterday. Says flown hardware. CRS5?

WHOA!! I expected a lot better carrier for a priceless object than an open flat bed, heavy mill black plastic and TAPE!!! Get on wid ya!! yer pullin' me 'eg laddie...  ???

Why did you expect that?

It would seem to have more value to me, than it does to those that own it... weird...
But doesn't heavy mill black plastic and tape do the job?

There also may be access requirements that prevent more permanent structures as part of transport.

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